![]() Russell added that “for everyone that was involved in the movie, from the top down, it was more important that we were doing something for God rather than making a movie designed to make a lot of money at the box office. To those guys it was every bit as important as the 100 minutes you get when you sit in a movie theater.” He - along with Visio Entertainment, our distributor, and the investors - thought it was very important to create something that was more than just a film - a place of testimony and a place where God could be glorified. “David Cook, the author of the book and the producer on the film, orchestrated all the funding. “I can’t take any credit for it,” said the film’s director, Matthew Dean Russell, about the website. ![]() But as soon as he hits the putt, the film ends and encourages everyone to continue the journey at. With renewed confidence and faith in God, Luke plays another pro game in the state and finds himself a putt away from winning. Escaping the pressures of the tour - especially his demanding father, who is also his caddy - Luke finds himself stranded in a little town in Texas called Utopia, where he is given seven days of golf, life and spiritual lessons from an eccentric rancher named Johnny Crawford (Robert Duvall). Cook’s faith-based novel, “Golf’s Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia,” the drama stars Lucas Black as Luke Chisolm, a young pro golfer who has a disastrous round on the tour. (SPOILER ALERT: Key plot points are discussed from this point on.) Based on David L. There have been many memorable endings to films, from Scarlett O’Hara proclaiming “tomorrow is another day” in 1939’s “Gone With the Wind” or the disclosure of the identity of Rosebud in 1941’s “Citizen Kane.” But the inspirational G-rated golf drama, “Seven Days in Utopia,” which opened Friday, doesn’t have a traditional ending. ![]() I think all these things combined really are my utopia.This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. And I’m lucky enough to get to play golf at the same time. LB: I think I live in it! I have a great wife, a beautiful family and we get to spend a lot of time together. TL: What do you consider your personal utopia? So many of us put pressure on ourselves to succeed in whatever we do, but sometimes that takes away from what’s really important in our lives. LB: I want everyone to be inspired to live better lives. TL: What kind of message do you want the audience to take away from the film? This movie, of course, was a lot easier for me because I was able to play while I was working. ![]() Just make time to do whatever it is you want to do. A lot of us are busy people, but we also make excuses. If I’ve got time to go practice and go play, I go play. I guess you could say I do make golf a priority in my life. LB: I just find a way to make time to go out there and practice. TL: Do you still find time to golf now that you’re so busy with your career? How do you balance the demands of being an actor with your love of golf? When I found out they’d written up a screenplay for it, he gave me a copy, and soon as I read it, I called David Cook and told him I really had to be a part of it in any way I could. LB: A golf coach here in Missouri gave the book to me about a year ago, and I read it and loved it. TL: What drew you to Seven Days in Utopia ? ![]()
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